Reading Crimson by Niviaq Korneliussen Five chapters. Five narrators. Five different experiences of being young Greenlanders trying to navigate the complex territory of gender and sexual identity. That's the…
Reading The Imaginary Lives of James Poneke by Tina Makereti Set in Aotearoa and London some time in the 19th century, Tina Makereti's excellent novel tells the story of a Maori boy…
Reading June 2021 Reading Roundup In my last reading roundup, I was still emerging from winter. Now, it’s been 30+ degrees for weeks, and I can barely…
Reading Nightshade by Annalena McAfee If you need your fictional characters to be likeable, to be the sort of people that you can "root for", then absolutely…
Reading The Archipelago of Another Life Readalong, Part 4 Here’s a little life tip for you. If you ever feel that the time is starting to drag and you’d like your…
Published workThe writing process New Short Story Published I had a short story published recently in Storgy magazine. It’s available to read free online, so do check it out if you’re interested.…
Reading Borges Marathon, Part 3: The Widow Ching—Pirate Before I read Borges, I used to think there was a sharp dividing line between fiction and nonfiction. In my own writing,…
Reading The Archipelago of Another Life Readalong, Part 2 I’m reading The Archipelago of Another Life by Andreï Makine in the company of Emma at Words and Peace and Carol at…
Reading April 2021 Reading Roundup Spring is here: storks on the electricity poles, calves in the fields, and suddenly a million things to do around the house…